skip to main content
LOTERRE

LOTERRE

SAGE Social Science Thesaurus

Search from vocabulary

Content language

| español français
Search help

Concept information

... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > governance > disaster relief > disaster relief methods and practices > mass casualty management
... > social science subjects > business and management > management settings > business management > governance > disaster relief > disaster relief methods and practices > mass casualty management

Preferred term

mass casualty management  

Definition(s)

  • When disaster strikes, the greatest imperative is to rescue people, save lives, and treat the injured. The objective of mass-casualty management is to organize logistical facilities, search-and-rescue services, and medical resources in such a way as to minimize loss of life and ensure the complete recovery of as many survivors as possible. [Source: Encyclopedia of Disaster Relief; Mass Casualty Management]

Broader concept(s)

Belongs to group

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-XRJP1HMZ-6

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD